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The Internal Affairs of the Southern Song Dynasty

It's helpless, but you can suffer losses in the east and make up for it in the west! The Jin Dynasty also has a scene with the Western Xia, and a scene with ethnic minorities in the north, such as the Mongolians. In these two places, the Jurchens continued to play the original image, losing and winning, bullying and dominating the market... They also gained a lot.

As the days passed, Wanyan Yong was always stable. His domestic policy was consistent and he was even more indifferent to the outside world. Even though the Southern Song Dynasty had been deliberately trapped several times, he had resolved it to the point of calmness. This stability lasted for 7 years!

What is outrageous is that this person was saying before his death, "Where I am still healthy, if the government orders are not perfect and the laws are not unified, they should be proposed to amend and revised. I will not slackewer."

Wanyan Yong makes people desperate! On the south bank of the Yangtze River, Zhao Shen seemed to face a soft air. Every time he tried to break something, he found that he had been empty and could not cause any consequences...

Wanyan Yong led, or forced everyone to live a peaceful and stable life with him. For the Southern Song Dynasty, this killed many of the Song people's dreams; for the people, whether it was the Jin Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty, they would be very grateful that because of peace. In the end, Wanyan Yong's lifetime, the war never broke out again!

This year, only 17 people were sentenced to death in the Jin Dynasty.

Wanyan Yong reigned for more than 7 years, "Shizong had been practicing foreign counties for a long time, and understood the reasons for the chaos and chaos, and knew the gains and losses of the officials. He was in harmony with the north and the south, rested with the people, so he worked diligently to govern, and was able to be the king, and the upper and lower levels were at peace, so that the family could be sufficient. He was called Xiao Yao and Shun at that time."

How good is the Jin Kingdom? Looking across the river, I always respond to the old saying, "Looking at the scenery across the river is always good over there." So no matter what achievements Wanyan Yong did, Zhao Shen was dissatisfied, and the slightly rational Song people were not convinced either! Let's take a look at the Southern Song Dynasty:

After the Longxing Peace Agreement, Zhao Shen was his nephew emperor abroad and his son emperor at home. Looking around, there were almost all cats and dogs everywhere, and each one dared to jump out and bark to mourn a few times!

But reality does not allow Zhao Shen to do nothing! Objectively speaking, the country Zhao Gou left for him is even more garbage than the mess that Wanyan Liang left for Wanyan Yong, and almost comprehensively integrates all government crises!

First, the administration was corrupt. In Lin'an City, top officials were idle all day long, and even if the documents accumulated on their desks were piled up, they turned a blind eye to them. If they wanted to do a job, they would be looked down upon... It was a cumbersome, concrete, and low-level manifestation. Officials at all levels in other places only did two things: to explore the situation for promotion, to establish taxes and force robbery for bribery. For others, let's take an example to see the situation:

One summer, there was a severe drought in the Huai River and locusts became plagued. Note: These two points combined not only make people unable to survive, but even insects can't stand it! There are not many crops in summer, and locusts are looking for food to eat. As a result, in the severe disaster, there is no grass rod that can't be seen, so the insects can only hold all kinds of dry branches and die...

This made the local officials overjoyed. Yao Yue was the fastest. He excitedly wrote a memorial to report to the emperor: Since Huaibei, the locusts have all been hiding plants and trees. This is a great success that has never been seen in the ages. It shows that His Majesty has a good governance of the country, which has moved God, the earth, and the ghosts and gods... It must be celebrated solemnly and recorded in the history memorial...

How enviable it is to Zhao Shencheng to have such a minister in batches! What is even more gratifying is that the scale of such officials is growing rapidly every moment...

In Beijing, there were less than 000 officials referring to the great Renzong Dynasty. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were no more than 700 people at the maximum, and at that time there were nearly 4,000 people in Lin'an City. This was just on-the-job, with various alternate officials remaining at around 8,000, and they were always ready to join the civil service...

The number of local officials cannot be counted, but the incomplete statistics of the seven prefectures of Liangzhe East Road where the capital Lin'an is located. The registered officials have reached the sum of Lin'an City! You can imagine what kind of official-oriented world will be south of the Huai River!

In these bases, the number of officials is still increasing out of control! The number of scientific examinations every three years is more than in the Northern Song Dynasty, with a maximum of 500 people. In addition, the grace of each official multiplied by 5, and 5 descendants could get quotas. This is only a small number of officials, in line with the selfless "patriotism" and recommend to the court at any time that there are no "white people" who have no fame, no information, and no background...

The salary of these people is a chilling number! Historical records: the annual salary was only 1.5 million yuan in the early Northern Song Dynasty, with an average of 15,000 yuan per month. During the Shenzong period, it increased to 60,000 yuan per month. During the Zhao Gou era, it increased to 800,000 yuan per month. When it was Zhao Gou's turn, it was 100,000 yuan per month!

The territory shrank, the land became smaller, the officials increased, and the wages became inflated! And this is just the basic salary, not including all kinds of super generous rewards!

As for the army, it becomes even more outrageous! Only one thing is mentioned: Sichuan Xuanfu Office, which claims to be strong and powerful, commands more than 70,000 soldiers, with 17,700 generals and officers at all levels, and on average, each officer leads less than 4 soldiers!

The military expenditure is a different scene: the army in Huaixi costs 11 million yuan, the army in Huguang costs more than 9.6 million yuan, and the army in Huaidong costs more than 7 million yuan. The largest number of Sichuan reaches 0-40 million yuan per year! The total total is about 57.6 million yuan to 67.6 million yuan!

After the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Song Dynasty, the year when the national treasury was the largest annual income was 6.5 million!

How could such a country be a matter of a situation? All these are the pretext of a country that was destroyed. The Northern Song Dynasty had to appear in the era of Yingzong, and forced the Shenzong to cut it out loud and regain its strength. At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty had only been in the second generation and was so decayed. Is Zhao Guo supposed to do something? He did it very seriously!

In terms of administration, limit the source and lay off people together! In a short period of time, the official team began to shrink. However, the finances were not that simple. Every step he took would hit many mountains, such as "his father" Zhao Gou.

The country's finances are so tense, and the Supreme Emperor takes the lead in making trouble! One day, Zhao Guo was checking the account book and found that someone made wine privately. Wine is an important source of income in the country and is a special supply and special sales material. Not to mention private production, even private sales are a crime. However, Zhao Gou opened a winemaking workshop in his Deshou Palace, and openly carried it in and out every day, and sent a large amount of wine into the market. The Censorate reported this matter specifically. Zhao Guo felt a headache. Do you need to deal with it? Will you not deal with it? Will you really not deal with it?

While he was struggling, "Dad" exploded first! Zhao Gou sent someone to question Zhao Xing: This is true, what do you want?

Zhao Xun's filial piety nerves occurred, and the alcohol was ignored, and the relevant personnel of the Censorate were fired. He felt that this would demonstrate his impeccable filial piety. You should know that this was all given to him by "father", so what is a little bit of alcohol tax? Words like "ungrateful and ungrateful" should never be considered close to him Zhao Sheng!

But the people below did not do it! The prime minister took the lead in opposing the resignation edict was deducted and the execution was not implemented! Zhao Shen was anxious and frightened. Isn’t this arguing about him? He asked the prime minister to question him harshly. The prime minister said: The people in Deshou Palace are all eunuchs, who knows what the general affairs of state affairs are? For them, the censors are removed. Who will worry about the country in the future?

Well said! It hit Zhao Shen's point. His Majesty the Emperor was in a good mood immediately and took back his life. The censor didn't have to be laid off! But the matter of the private drink was left unresolved, and he was determined not to pursue it again...

After he finished thinking, Zhao Gou was still not doing it! A few days later, Deshou Palace summoned him and invited his son to drink. After the wine came up, he found a small sign on the bottle, which said "Made in Deshou Palace" and invited the emperor to drink private wine. All officials and princes followed him, and see if you drink it?

Zhao Shen drank countless glasses of bitter wine that he had to worry about in his life, but this was just a small cup. What's the difficulty? Just swallow it with your head raised!

His father's wine is delicious, but his subordinates' anger is hard to suppress. Speaking of finance, this is the most important pillar of the national vein between the north and the south and the Song dynasties, and it is more important than the invasion of foreign enemies. Zhao Shen has to continue to manage it no matter what!

In short, the financial chaos in the Southern Song Dynasty at this time was at its peak! First, the institutions overlapped and each was not coordinated. For example, the central-level financial management agency was the Zuozangku of the Ministry of Revenue, which is the responsible department of this company as clearly stipulated by the state. However, there are Zuozangnanku, Zuozangbaobaoku, Innerku, Privy Council reward database of the three provinces, the contract reliance department, the National Administration Department and other departments. Once the state taxes come up, they all ask for money! And each one is absolutely independent and does not obey the constraints!

For example, Zuozang Nanku was created privately when Qin Hui was in power. He transferred a large amount of tax revenue from the Ministry of Revenue to the warehouse for his personal expenses. After Qin Hui's death, Zhao Gou took this warehouse together with the Qin House on Wangxianqiao and became the small treasury of the Supreme Emperor. Can anyone dare to stop it and remove its organization?

In reality, Zhao Shen was forced to think of all kinds of solutions that were not the solution. He appointed the prime minister, the political affairs department, etc. to form a special financial management department to uniformly manage tax revenue at all levels! This is theoretically feasible. The prime minister and deputy prime minister are the highest-level officials in the country. They joined forces to suppress and manage various collections and organize national finances!

But first, the prime minister cannot handle everyone, not only Zhao Gou, but Zhao Shen himself is also one of the obstacles! Zuozang sealed pile warehouse, which was established by him, and he was the one who paid money from the national tax! Second, the prime ministers are too busy, and they have many state affairs, and they have been pressing on countless books. This task is too heavy. After years of backlog, no one can do anything to come! The most fatal thing is third, this department itself is opposite to the country's only financial management department of Zuozangku, the Ministry of Revenue. It is also the prime minister and deputy prime minister. To be honest, it is unprecedentedly powerful to disrupt the country's financial order!

There are many difficulties, and Zhao Shen will never be angry! He remembered what his seventh generation ancestor, Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, had done. Zhao Kuangyin once tried to save money and said that he would buy the head of a Khitan soldier with 0 pieces of silk, and that elite soldiers would only be 100,000, and the major event would be accomplished...

The price has definitely increased in the past, but Zhao Shen is determined to follow Taizu! Save as much money as possible to complete the plan to destroy Jin and restore Song! Driven by this great wish, Zhao Shen struggled hard in the foul and fishy administration environment in the financial quagmire full of holes, making the money grow little by little. This is really not easy. Regardless of all kinds of small and medium-level troubles that are constantly emerging, natural disasters will come. His father Zhao Gou will also extend his hand from time to time and take away the money he has saved. As for the reasons, it is very bright. "Son, I don't have enough pocket money recently", "Son, look, I'm about to celebrate my birthday", "Son, your mother is going to celebrate her birthday recently", "Son, your second aunt is going to celebrate..."

Each transaction is a huge number, and it will be a little bit worth it to open your eyes. The monthly expenses are 100,000 yuan to Deshou Palace. 480,000 yuan per year is Zhao Gou's pocket money, which depends on it. In addition to the various birthdays and festivals mentioned above, Zhao Shen is also a slut, and after drinking too much, he promised his father, "I will give you 00,000 yuan in two days to show filial piety." Zhao Shen was sober after sobering up I was sweating coldly, and I wish I could slap myself! He decided to pretend to be stupid. He would forget it in two days. Will my father still be serious? He underestimated Zhao Gou's thickness! Zhao Gou asked him seriously, "Why don't you fulfill it?" Zhao Shen was speechless. With the emperor's respect and the filial piety of Emperor Xiaozong, would he be lying to the account? But he really had no money! It was so easy to save some, and it hurts to hand it over. In the end, the Empress Dowager Wu came forward to settle the matter and handed over 00,000 yuan on his behalf...

Deshou Palace is Zhao Shen's nightmare land. He doesn't want to go, but he dares to go! It is decorated like a fairyland on earth. A large pond is dug in the palace, injected into the water of West Lake, and is called Dalong Pond. The stones on the shore are stacked into mountains, called "Wansui Mountain" does it sound like Gen Yue? That's right! Deshou Palace is a miniature version created by Zhao Gou based on the prosperous and magnificent Northern Song Dynasty palace gardens in his memory! There are countless pavilions and towers in the palace. In summer, "the rockery in front of the hall is built, bamboos and ancient pine trees are built, and there is no sunshine, and there is no heat." The pond in the palace is vacant The pavilion beside the mountain is made of Sichuan stone materials that Wu Lin entered, "very bright as jade, with gold nails" and "sills on all sides of the bridge. The four-sided pavilion is made of Silla white wood, which is extremely elegant and clean." Under the bridge is a thousand-leaf white lotus. The imperial bed, imperial table, bottle, stove, wine vessel, etc. are all carved with crystal. In addition, the Deshou Palace also has a "stone pond, with mercury floating golden duck fish on it" so wonderful, but it falls in Zhao Shen's eyes, like a demon cave that swallows money! It always shatters his dreams and messes up his career, and never gives him any help!

Many years later, he might have realized clearly that "Dad" did this not because of a shameless attack, he was shameless and only knew how to ask for money. Instead, he was helping him! Because Zhao Gou believed that he had to make this kid short of money at all times to ensure the safety of Jiangnan!

There are so many difficulties, but fortunately, the hardworking Han people can engage in production no matter how difficult the environment is. So, thanking the people's blessing, the emperor's wallet still bulged up little by little, allowing him to do something about dignity...
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